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In Tirana: April to June and September to October — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Tirana.

Albania is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Tirana

  1. January: 11 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 132 mm of rain
  2. February: 12 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 108 mm of rain
  3. March: 15 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 126 mm of rain
  4. April: 18 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 108 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 23 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 94 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 27 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 54 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 30 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 31 mm of rain
  8. August: 31 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 33 mm of rain
  9. September: 26 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 108 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 21 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 118 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 17 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 148 mm of rain
  12. December: 12 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 148 mm of rain
Warmest
August, 31 °C
Coolest
January, 11 °C
Driest
July, 31 mm
Wettest
November, 148 mm

Sarande

April to May and September to October — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Sarande.

  1. January: 12 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 185 mm of rain
  2. February: 13 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 157 mm of rain
  3. March: 15 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 146 mm of rain
  4. April: 19 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 99 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 23 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 66 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 28 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 34 mm of rain
  7. July: 31 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 15 mm of rain
  8. August: 31 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 23 mm of rain
  9. September: 26 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 120 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 22 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 168 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 17 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 256 mm of rain
  12. December: 13 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 234 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 31 °C
Coolest
January, 12 °C
Driest
July, 15 mm
Wettest
November, 256 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Tirana

Long-term averages for Tirana: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
0102030°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 11 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 132 mm. February: Day 12 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 108 mm. March: Day 15 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 126 mm. April: Day 18 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 108 mm. May: Day 23 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 94 mm. June: Day 27 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 54 mm. July: Day 30 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 31 mm. August: Day 31 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 33 mm. September: Day 26 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 108 mm. October: Day 21 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 118 mm. November: Day 17 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 148 mm. December: Day 12 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 148 mm
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Tirana
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January112132
February123108
March155126
April188108
May231394
June271754
July301931
August312033
September2616108
October2112118
November178148
December124148

Sarande

Long-term averages for Sarande: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
5101520253035°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 12 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 185 mm. February: Day 13 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 157 mm. March: Day 15 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 146 mm. April: Day 19 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 99 mm. May: Day 23 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 66 mm. June: Day 28 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 34 mm. July: Day 31 °C, Night 21 °C, Rain 15 mm. August: Day 31 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 23 mm. September: Day 26 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 120 mm. October: Day 22 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 168 mm. November: Day 17 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 256 mm. December: Day 13 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 234 mm
Show the monthly table
Sarande
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January125185
February135157
March157146
April191099
May231466
June281934
July312115
August312223
September2618120
October2214168
November1710256
December136234

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